If the demand will remain the same for the certain period of time then the supply decreases. The price will spike because the product has the less demand. <span> As supply increases, prices will move lower because the product is readily available. </span>
Answer: "The painting serves as an allegory for Manifest Destiny and American westward expansion. ... The figure of Progress is ushering an era of modernization, development, and advancement to the West, which in the painting is portrayed as a dark and savage place, especially when compared to the eastern side of the painting."
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A - to pay off the debts from the French and Indian War
The British Parliment felt they had the right to tax the colonies to pay off their war debts they had incurred during the Seven Years' War.